What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1959
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 49.07° N, 9.13° E
- Description
- 1959 transport incident in Germany
Lauffen bus crash
1959 transport incident in Germany
The Lauffen bus crash of 20 June 1959 resulted in the deaths of 45 people. At the time it was the worst accident involving a bus since the end of the Second World War.
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